Status:

COMPLETED

ID HBV Vaccination With Imiquimod in OBI

Lead Sponsor:

The University of Hong Kong

Conditions:

Hepatitis B

Eligibility:

All Genders

27+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

During the course of chronic hepatitis B infection, patients may undergo hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) seroclearance, resulting in undetectable circulating HBsAg. With the advance of sensitive n...

Detailed Description

This randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial will compare the safety, immunogenicity and clinical efficacy of Sci-B-Vac™ with topical ointment pretreatment among 5 groups. Group 1: Intraderma...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Subjects recruited have to be aged ≥27 years (born before the universal hepatitis B immunization program for newborns introduced in Hong Kong in 1988), with documentation of loss of HBsAg without anti-HBs production during follow-up of the chronic hepatitis B infection in our clinics in Queen Mary Hospital. These patients should have normal liver function tests.
  • Subjects have to give written informed consent.
  • Subjects must be available to complete the study and comply with study procedures.
  • Subjects are willing to allow for serum samples to be stored beyond the study period, for potential additional future testing to better characterize immune response.

Exclusion

  • Subjects with a history or any illness that might interfere with the results of the study or participation in the study may pose additional risk to the subjects.
  • Subjects have a recent history (documented, confirmed or suspected) of a flu-like disease within a week of vaccination.
  • Subjects have a known allergy to components of the study vaccine Sci-B-Vac™.
  • Subjects have a positive urine or serum pregnancy test within 24 hours prior to vaccination, or women who are breastfeeding.
  • Subjects have an active neoplastic disease or a history of any hematologic malignancy.
  • Subjects have known chronic active hepatitis C (anti-HCV+ve), autoimmune hepatitis or cirrhosis.
  • Subjects have known active human immunodeficiency virus infection (anti-HIV+ve).
  • Subjects have known chronic liver disease due to primary biliary cirrhosis, metabolic or hereditary causes.
  • Subjects have received an experimental agent (vaccine, drug, biologic, device, blood product, or medication) within 1 month prior to vaccination in this study or expect to receive an experimental agent during this study.
  • Subjects participate in another clinical study during the current study.
  • Subjects have axillary temperature ≥38°C or oral temperature ≥38.5°C within 3 days of intended study vaccination
  • Subjects have a history of alcohol or drug abuse in the last 5 years.
  • Subjects have any condition that the investigator believes may interfere with successful completion of the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2016

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 31 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

120 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03307902

Start Date

October 1 2016

End Date

July 31 2019

Last Update

October 22 2019

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University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Hong Kong